Improved fruit-drier



loirds or plankin rectangular form.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J. HQL. TUCK, OF ST. CHARLES, ILLINOIS.

IM PROVED FPtUIT-DPLIER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 39,509, dated August11, 1863.

To all whom t may concern: '1

Be it known that LJ. H. L. TUCK, of St. Charles, in thecounty ofl Kaneand State of Illinois, have invented' a new and improved Fruit-Dryin gDevice; and I do hereby declare that the following is 'a full, clear,andv exact descriptionot' the same, reference being had l totheaccompanying drawings, making apart .of this specification, in which-Figurel is a planer top view of my invention Fig. 2, a side sectionalview ofthe sa me, taken in the line w x, Fig. 1;

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the twofigures.

The object of this invention is to obtain a simple and economicaldevicefor drying fruit, one which can be readily adjusted so 'as to receivethe sun properly, be perfectly ventilated, and the fruit thoroughlyprotected from the Weather. x

To this end the invention consistsilr the employment or use of iashallow box provided with ventilatingapertures at its sides `and with aglazed sash at its top, the box being fitted -on a stake or post, andhaving folding props,

all arranged as hereinafter fully set forth.

To enable those skilled inthe art to fully understand and construct myinvention, I will proceed to describe it.

' A-represents a shallow box, constructed of The sides of the box A haveopenings made in ,them covered with wire-cloth a, to admit of y acirculation of air through the box, and to exclude insects. Theseopeningsmay be of any suitable size, and may be provided with covers bto exclude` the air when necessary, or to prevent rain heling driveninto the box during severe stormsa The top of the box is composed of aglazed sash, B,`which may be constructed similar to a hot-bed or-greenhouse sash. Thissash is secured to the boxV on one side by hinpgjsec. Tothe under side of the bottom d ef the box A, near one end of the same,there is attached a cleat, e, which has a hol-ej in the cleat e.

hole, f, made in it to receive the upper end of a stake vor post, C,which is driven in the ground, and the box A vnear its opposite end hasa leg or prop, D, attached to it-one near each side. These legs or propsare attached to the box A by a pivot-bolt, g, so that they may be freelyraised and lowered.

When the device is to be used, the stake (l I h is driven in the groundat any desirable spotandI the box A adjusted upon itf--that is to' say,the top of the stake or post fitted inthe The legs or props D are thenlowered and 4adjusted ata greater or less i angle ywith a vertical lineaccording to the degree of 'inclination itis desired to give the box A,iu order to receive thesun properly or to shed the `rain if stormy. Theboxv A may be turned around on the stake or post C, and,

therefore, maybe adjusted properly to the sun atany hour ofthe day. K

The device may be cheaply constructed and may be stowi d away compact] ywhen not required for use, as the legs or props D maybe folded snuglyupto the sides of the box A A fruit-drying caseformed-.of a shallow`box, A, having lventilating-openings lat its sides, and provided with aglazed sash, B,for a top, and with folding legs or props-D D, one ateach side and used in connection with a stake or post, C, substantiallyas` described.

J. H. L. TUGK.

\\'it.nesses:

RrNDA L. 'IHYNG, FANNIE SLEEPER.

